[BatCauldron]

I just got mentioned in a tweet which led me to a review on a website called fictiongarden.com. As far as I'm aware, I haven't received a (non-amazon, non-goodreads) review like this, yet, so this was exciting and slightly terrifying.

It actually looks like quite a nice site, dedicated largely to uncovering and reviewing self-published works. I'm not sure how often they read/review, but I've just been looking through some of their past reviews and have already added a few self-published works to my To-Be-Read pile. Nice.

Anyway, if any of you care, this was the review of my own book

http://www.fictiongarden.com/#!monstersofelsewhere/cvqk

 

[Jerri Kay Lincoln]

THAT is a great review!  Congratulations!

 

[BatCauldron]

THAT is a great review! Congratulations!

Thank you! Yes, it absolutely blew me away. I've generally tried to avoid looking at reviews on Amazon/Goodreads etc, but curiosity and ego dragged me in this time.

 

[I'm a Little Teapot]

Awesome! And very much deserved. I totally agree with the reviewer's assessment.

 

[BatCauldron]

Awesome! And very much deserved. I totally agree with the reviewer's assessment.

Thanks, Seven - I appreciate that. I quite like being considered "English as English can be."

 

[AnonWriter]

Awesome review! Congrats. Your book sounds amazing. I just added it to my to-read pile!

That site is a great discovery. Thanks for sharing.

 

[BlackBox]

Anytime you can get a long review, it's a home run.  Congrats!

 

[Becca Mills]

Wow, great review! Congrats. Totally made me want to read the book!

 

[BatCauldron]

Awesome review! Congrats. Your book sounds amazing. I just added it to my to-read pile!

That site is a great discovery. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks very much, and yes it looks to be a good website. Definitely one to keep an eye on, especially as their mission appears to be to find - and spotlight - interesting/different/high quality self-published works.

 

[Claire Frank]

Very cool! I've chatted with the guy at Fiction Garden, he's really nice. Great review!!

 

[BatCauldron]

Wow, great review! Congrats. Totally made me want to read the book!

Thank you very much - I hereby approve your request to purchase my book and all of my subsequent books*.

(*I may have read between the lines a little.)

 

[BatCauldron]

Very cool! I've chatted with the guy at Fiction Garden, he's really nice. Great review!!

Yes, he was also kind enough to send me an email with some nice feedback in it, which I really appreciated.

I honestly don't ever anticipate making a great deal of money from my writing (I've been doing it in various forms for a decade now, so I know what to expect by now) so, for me, it really is just about writing something that resonates with someone. It was never about people thinking they should give me money, rather I just hoped people would think, "That Waldram chap wrote a nice book... I must remember to give him some money."

 

[Dennis E. Taylor]

I just looked at their site. Very nice. The owner seems to have a good, dry sense of humor. Too bad he does fantasy only. (not too bad for you, of course  )

 

[BatCauldron]

(not too bad for you, of course )

Exactly - and who cares about anyone who isn't me? NO ONE.

 

[Tom Wright]

Yes, he was also kind enough to send me an email with some nice feedback in it, which I really appreciated.

I know JR from Reddit, and he did the same for me. Very nice to get some personal feedback AND a public review. Glad he took the chance on my book.